FAMILY - IT'S ONLY A MOVIE

Pais: U.K.
Año: 1973
Line-up / Musicians
-Roger Chapman/ Vocals, Guitars, Percussion
-John 'Charlie' Whitney/ Guitars, Mandolin, Percussion
-Jim Cregan/ Bass, guitar
-Tony Ashton/ Keyboards
-Robert Townsend/ Drums, Percussion

1. It's Only A Movie (5:06)
2. Leroy (5:39)
3. Buffet Tea For Two (5:20)
4. Boom Bang (3:01)
5. Boots 'N Roots (5:00)
6. Banger (3:05)
7. Sweet Desiree (3:40)
8. Suspicion (3:21)
9. Check Out (4:29)

FAMILY - BANDSTAND

Pais: U.K.
Año: 1972
Line-up / Musicians
-Roger Chapman/ Vocals, Guitars, Percussion
-John 'Charlie' Whitney/ Guitars, Mandolin, Percussion
-John Wetton/ Guitars, Vocals, Keyboards
-John 'Poli' Palmer/ Vibes, Piano, Flute, Percussion
-Robert Townsend/ Drums, Percussion
With:
Del Newman/ String Arrangements

1.Burlesque (4:05)
2. Bolero Babe (4:37)
3. Coronation (3:50)
4. Dark Eyes (1:46)
5. Broken Nose (4:09)
6. My Friend The Sun (4:20)
7. Glove (4:50)
8. Ready To Go (4:36)
9. Top Of The Hill (5:40)

FAMILY - FEARLESS

Pais: U.K.
Año: 1971
Line-up / Musicians
-Roger Chapman/ Vocals, Guitars, Percussion
-John 'Charlie' Whitney/ Guitars, Mandolin, Percussion
-John Wetton/ Guitars, Vocals, Keyboards
-John 'Poli' Palmer/ Vibes, Piano, Flute, Percussion
-Robert Townsend/ Drums, Percussion
With:
-The Ladbroke Horns/ Brass

1. Between Blue And Me (5:02)
2. Sat D-Y Barfly (3:58)
3. Larf And Sing (2:45)
4. Spanish Tide (4:02)
5. Save Some For Thee (3:42)
6. Take Your Partners (6:26)
7. Children (2:19)
8. Crinkley Grin (1:05)
9. Blind (4:03)
10. Burning Bridges (4:45)

Total Time: 44:06

FAMILY - ANYWAY

Pais: U.K.
Año: 1970
Line-up / Musicians
- Roger Chapman/ vocals, percussion
- John 'Charlie' Whitney/ guitars, bass
- John Weider/ guitars, violin, bass, percussion
- Robert Townsend / drums, percussion
- John 'Poli' Palmer/ vibes, piano, flute, percussion

1. Good News, Bad News (8:06)
2. Willow Tree (4:39)
3. Holding The Compass (4:28)
4. Strange Band (3:34)
5. Part Of The Load (4:40)
6. Anyway (3:28)
7. Normans (4:21)
8. Lives and Ladies (6:37)

Bonus Tracks (Castle CD):
9. Today (4:59)
10. Song For Lots (3:34)

Total Time : 52:38

FAMILY - A SONG FOR ME

Pais: U.K.
Año: 1970
Line-up / Musicians
-Roger Chapman/ Vocals, Percussion
-John 'Charlie' Whitney/ Guitar, Banjo, Organ
-John Weider/ Guitars, Violin, Dobro
-Robert Townsend/ Drums, Percussion, Harp
-John 'Poli' Palmer/ Vibes, Piano, Flute
-Jim King/ saxophone (Tracks 11&12)

1. Drowned In Wine (4:10)
2. Some Poor Soul (2:44)
3. Love Is A Sleeper (4:02)
4. Stop For The Traffic-Through The Heart Of Me (2:11)
5. Wheels (4:43)
6. Songs For Sinking Lovers (4:06)
7. Hey-Let It Rock (0:59)
8. The Cat And The Rat (2:32)
9. 93's Ok J (3:59)
10. A Song For Me (9:20)

Bonus Tracks (Castle CD)
11. No Mule's Fool (3:13)
12. Good Friend Of Mine (3:31)

Total Time: 45:36

FAMILY - FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT

Pais: U.K.
Año: 1969
Line-up / Musicians
-Roger Chapman/ Vocals
-John 'Charlie' Whitney/ Guitar, Vocals
-Jim King/ Saxophone, Flute
-Rick Grech/ Bass
-Rob Townsend/ Drums
With:
-The Heavenly Strings/ Strings
-Tony Cox/ Additional Arrangements

1. The Weaver's Answer (5:01)
2. Observations From A Hill (3:12)
3. Hung Up Down (3:13)
4. Summer '67 (3:18)
5. How-Hi-The-Li (4:59)
6. Second Generation Woman (3:14)
7. From Past Archives (3:21)
8. Dim (2:32)
9. Processions (2:49)
10. Face In The Crowd (2:55)
11. Emotions (5:12)

Total Time : 39:49

FAMILY - MUSIC IN A DOLL'S HOUSE

Pais: U.K.
Año: 1968
Line-up / Musicians
-Roger Chapman/ Vocals
-John 'Charlie'Whitney/ Guitar, Vocals
-Jim King/ Saxophone, Flute
-Rick Grech/ Bass
-Rob Townsend/ Drums

1.The Chase (2:14)
2. Mellowing Grey (2:48)
3. Never Like This (2:17)
4. Me My Friend (2:01)
5. Variation On A Theme Of Hey Mr. Policeman (0:23)
6. Winter (2:25)
7. Old Songs, New Songs (4:17)
8. Variation On A Theme Of The Breeze (0:40)
9. Hey Mr. Policeman (3:13)
10. See Through Windows (3:43)
11. Variation On A Theme Of Me And My Friend (0:22)
12. Peace Of Mind (2:21)
13. Voyage(3:35)
14. The Breeze (2:50)
15. 3xTime (3:48)

Family, mitica banda inglesa que durante su carrera innovo la musica, si bien cuando salieron al mercado no existia propiamente el progresivo, la tecnica y el hecho de que todos sus integrantes eran multiinstrumentalistas hizo que su sonido definitivamente transcurriera por lo que luego seria progresivo y especificamente el eclectic prog asi su musica era de gran riqueza tímbrica, creada por instrumentos de todos los tipos, cuerdas, aliento, y percusión, que en piezas de estructuras complejas, daban a luz un sonido que hoy, podría sonar poco original, pero que en 1968, era algo extraordinario. Este disco debut y en general todos los discos de Family son verdaderas joyas, imprescindibles................

LUCIFER'S FRIEND - SUMOGRIP

Pais: Alemania
Año: 1994
Line-up / Musicians
- John Lawton / vocals
- Peter Hesslein / guitar, backing vocals
- Andreas Dicke / bass
- Jogi Wichmann / keyboards, drum prog on 5,11,17
- Curt Cress / drums on 2,3,4,7,8,10
- Udo Dahmen / drums on 6,13,14,15

1. Get In (instrumental) (0:34)
2. Heartbreaker (5:11)
3. One Way Ticket to Hell (5:48)
4. Don't Look Back (4:45)
5. You Touched Me . (4:14)
6. Cadillac (4:08)
7. Step by Step (4:09)
8. Rebound (4:24)
9. Sumogrip (instrumental) (1:14)
10. Sheree (4:38)
11. Back in the Track (3:56)
12. Banzai (instrumental) (0:32)
13. Any Day Now (3:48)
14. Ride the Sky (LF classic) (3:43)
15. Free Me (Heep classic) (4:44)
16. Get Out (instrumental) (0:20)
17. You Touched Me With Your Heart (bonus version, longer version) (5:15)

Total Time: 61:33

LUCIFER'S FRIEND - MEAN MACHINE

Pais: Alemania
Año: 1981
Line-up / Musicians
- John Lawton / vocals
- Peter Hecht / keyboards
- Dieter Horns / bass, backing vocals
- Peter Hesslein / guitar, backing vocals
- Herbert Bornhold / drums
- Adrian Askew / keyboards

1. One Way Street to Heartbreak (4:35)
2. Hey Driver (4:11)
3. Fire and Rain (4:40)
4. Mean Machine (1:08)
5. Cool Hand Killer (4:58)
6. Action (4:00)
7. Born to the City (4:12)
8. One Night Sensation (4:44)
9. Let Me Down Slow (3:37)
10. Bye Bye Sadie (3:18)

Total Time: 39:33

LUCIFER'S FRIEND - SNEAK ME IN

Pais: Alemania
Año: 1980
Line-up / Musicians
- Mike Starrs / vocals
- Peter Hecht / keyboards
- Dieter Horns / bass, backing vocals
- Peter Hesslein / guitar, backing vocals
- Herbert Bornhold / drums
- Adrian Askew / keyboards

1. Goodbye Girls
2. Sneak Me In
3. Foxy Lady
4. Love Hymn
5. Stardancer
6. Indian Summer
7. Don't You Know What I Like
8. Cosmic Crusader

LUCIFER'S FRIEND - GOOD TIME WARRIOR

Pais: Alemania
Año: 1978
Line-up / Musicians
- Mike Starrs / vocals
- Peter Hecht / keyboards
- Dieter Horns / bass, backing vocals
- Peter Hesslein / guitar, backing vocals
- Herbert Bornhold / drums

1. Old Man Roller (4:16)
2. Meet You in L.A. (4:03)
3. My Love (5:57)
4. Good Times (4:20)
5. Little Dancer (4:03)
6. Sweet Little Lady (4:38)
7. Gaamblin' Man (4:30)
8. Warriors (10:11)

Total Time: 41:58

LUCIFER'S FRIEND - MIND EXPLODING

Pais: Alemania
Año: 1976
Line-up / Musicians
- John Lawton / vocals
- Peter Hecht / keyboards
- Dieter Horns / bass, backing vocals
- Peter Hesslein / guitar, backing vocals
- Curt Cress / drums
- Herbert Bornhold / percussion

1. Moonshine Rider (4:48)
2. Blind Boy (4:46)
3. Broken Toys (5:54)
4. Fugitive (4:55)
5. Natural Born Mover (4:25)
6. Free Hooker (7:17)
7. Yesterday's Ideals (6:54)

LUCIFER'S FRIEND - BANQUET

Pais: Alemania
Año: 1974
Line-up / Musicians
- John Lawton / vocal
- Peter Hecht / piano, organ, mood, synthesizer, Fender Rhodes
- Dieter Horns / bass, backing vocals
- Peter Hesslein / guitar, 12 string guitar, acoustic guitar, percussion, backing vocals
- Herbert Bornhold / drums, percussion, backing vocals
Guest musician:
- Herb Geller / Soprano saxophone solo on (1) and flute on (4)

1. Spanish Galleon (11:50)
2. Thus Spoke Oberon (6:44)
3. High Flying Lady-Goodbye (3:40)
4. Sorrow (11:36)
5. Dirty Old Town (4:46)

Total Time: 38:36

LUCIFER'S FRIEND - I'M JUST A ROCK'N'ROLL SINGER

Pais: Alemania
Año: 1974
Line-up / Musicians
- John Lawton / vocals
- Peter Hecht / keyboards
- Dieter Horns / bass, backing vocals
- Peter Hesslein / guitar, backing vocals
- Joachim Reitenbach / drums
- Herbert Bornhold / percussion

1. Groovin' Stone (5:18)
2. Closed Curtains (6:02)
3. Born on the Run (3:51)
4. Blind Freedom (6:24)
5. Rock 'N' Roll Singer (4:21)
6. Lonely City Days (4:58)
7. Mary's Breakdown (5:52)
8. Song for Louie (7:14)

Total Time: 44:00

LUCIFER'S FRIEND - WHERE THE GROUPIES KILLED THE BLUES

Pais: Alemania
Año: 1971
Line-up / Musicians
- Peter Hesslein / guitar, vocals, percussion
- Peter Hecht / piano, keyboards
- John Lawton / vocals
- Dieter Horns / bass
- Joachim Rietenbach / drums

1. Hobo (4:15)
2. Rose in the Vine (8:19)
3. Mother (7:25)
4. Where Groupies Killed the Blues (5:07)
5. Prince of Darkness (5:37)
6. Summerdream (8:56)
7. Burning Ships (4:32)

Total Time: 44:11

LUCIFER'S FRIEND - LUCIFER'S FRIEND

Pais: Alemania
Año: 1970
Line-up / Musicians
- Peter Hecht / organ
- Dieter Horns / bass, vocals
- John Lawton / lead vocal
- Joachim Rietenbach / drums
- Peter Hesslein / guitar, vocals

1. Ride the Sky (2:55)
2. Everybody's Clown (6:12)
3. Keep Goin' (5:26)
4. Toxic Shadows (7:01)
5. Free Baby (5:28)
6. Baby You're a Liar (3:55)
7. In the Time of Job When Mammon Was a... (4:04)
8. Lucifer's Friend (6:12)
9. Rock 'N' Roll Singer (4:21)
10. Satyr's Dance (3:17)
11. Horla (2:52)
12. Our World Is a Rock 'N' Roll Band (3:20)
13. Alpenrosen (3:53)

Total Time: 58:56
 

Esta excelente y mitica banda que en un inicio se llamo Asterix y que luego cambiaria de nombre es una de esas bandas cuya musica ha pasado a la immortalidad, en sus filas estuvo el cantante John Lawton quien luego integraria Uriah Heep, su sonido es un potente heavy prog, cargado de matices, dominado por el hammon, sus primeros discos son memorables, el primero es una verdadera joya, igual el Banquet, considerado por muchos como una obra maestra, en su musica se nota la influencia de los clasicos de la epoca como Black Sabbath o Led Zepellin, incluso Deep Purple, pero esta banda tiene mas recovecos, no es tan directa, es mas experimental por momentos, recorriendo en sus canciones arreglos de la gama musical desde el pop a toques de jazz, pero siempre predominando el sonido heavy, su ultima etapa mas plana y menos imaginativa que la primera no llega a desmerecer la calidad de eta excelente y recomendadisima banda..........